Jeremy Ford

In San Francisco, the final five chefs cook for chef Traci Des Jardins. The elimination challenge sees the competitors head to Hubert Keller's restaurant, Fleur de Lys, where they make a Fleur-inspired dish.

Chef Jose Andres shows the contestants how to use solar powered stoves in Palm Springs, California. The chefs have to avoid culinary sand traps when they cook on a golf course.

Chrissy Teigen encourages the contestants to create their best date dishes in Palm Springs. The chefs prepare for a wedding for 25 gay couples for an elimination challenge.

The chefs prepare some banannaise for Mexican chef Javier Plascencia in San Diego. They also make some mouth-watering dishes at Juniper and Ivy to complement their handcrafted microbrews.

The chefs celebrate the 10th anniversary of the show by using only 10 ingredients to make a dish that shows who they were 10 years ago. Michael Voltaggio, Antonia Lofaso and Mei Lin Hua join the other judges.

Aided by mentors and former competitors, the last two chefs face off for the final time. They cook for judges Emeril Lagasse, Dominique Crenn, Jonathan Beno, Hubert Keller, Charlie Palmer and Jean-Georges Vongerichten.